president obama was there to see the damage yesterday. elaine, good morning. >> good morning, elaine and charlie. the job of rebuilding here is so big that president obama has assi assigned a federal point person, asking housing and urban development secretary sean donovan to work with local officials as they begin the long process of recovering. in hard-hit staten island where residents are just beginning to rebuild their lives, president obama pledged the government's support and urged insurance companies to pledge theirs. >> the insurance companies and some of the other private sector folks who are involved in this, we need you to show some heart and some spirit in helping people rebuild as well. >> reporter: the president met with families who lost everything, like sheila and dominic traina, superstorm sandy destroyed the home they lived in for 32 years. dominic says he's still waiting to hear back from his insurance company. >> when you go to bed at night, you don't sleep because your stomach is in a knot. and it's been a knot for th